mont-de-piété

noun

mont-de-pié·​té

mōⁿd(ə)pyātā

plural monts-de-piété

"

: a public pawnbroker's office for lending money at reasonable rates

Word History

Etymology

French, from Italian monte di pietà, literally, bank of pity

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